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Thou hast not lightened thy burden�察�but art now bound with a straiter bond 

of   discipline�察  �and   art   pledged   to   a   higher   degree   of   holiness。 A  priest 

ought to be adorned with all virtues and to afford to others an example of 

good life。     His   conversation must   not be with the popular  and   common 

ways of men�察�but with Angels in Heaven or with perfect men on earth。 

     3。 A priest clad in holy garments taketh Christ's place that he may pray 

unto God with all supplication and humility for himself and for the whole 

people。     He    must    always    remember      the  Passion    of  Christ。    He    must 

diligently look upon Christ's footsteps and fervently endeavour himself to 

follow them。       He must bear meekly for God whatsoever ills are brought 

upon him by others。          He   must mourn for his own sins�察�and for the sins 



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committed       by  others�察  �and   may    not  grow    careless   of  prayer    and   holy 

oblation�察  �until   he   prevail   to   obtain   grace   and   mercy。  When   the   priest 

celebrateth�察�he honoureth God�察�giveth joy to the Angels�察�buildeth up the 

Church�察     �helpeth   the   living�察 �hath    communion       with   the  departed�察    �and 

maketh himself a partaker of all good things。 



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                            CHAPTER 100 



              An inquiry concerning preparation for Communion 

                              The Voice of the Disciple 

    When      I  consider   Thy   dignity�察 �O   Lord�察  �and   mine   own   vileness�察  �I 

tremble   very   exceedingly�察  �and   am   confounded   within   myself。      For   if   I 

approach not�察�I fly from life�察�and if I intrude myself unworthily�察�I run into 

Thy   displeasure。     What   then   shall   I   do�察  �O   my   God�察  �Thou   helper   and 

Counsellor in necessities。 

    2。   Teach    Thou   me   the   right  way�察  �propound     unto  me   some    short 

exercise befitting Holy Communion。            For it is profitable to know how I 

ought to prepare my heart devoutly and reverently for Thee�察�to the intent 

that I may receive Thy Sacrament to my soul's health ��or it may be also for 

the celebrating this so great and divine mystery�А� 



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                             CHAPTER 101 



        Of the examination of conscience�察�and purpose of amendment 

                                The Voice of the Beloved 

     Above all things the priest of God must draw nigh�察�with all humility of 

heart and supplicating reverence�察�with   full   faith   and pious desire   for the 

honour      of  God�察   �to   celebrate�察  �minister�察   �and   receive    this  Sacrament。 

Diligently     examine     thy   conscience     and   with   all  thy  might    with   true 

contrition and humble confession cleanse and purify it�察�so that thou mayest 

feel   no   burden�察   �nor  know     anything    which    bringeth    thee  remorse     and 

impedeth   thy   free   approach。      Have   displeasure   against   all   thy   sins   in 

general�察    �and    specially     sorrow     and    mourn     because     of   thy    daily 

transgressions。 And if thou have time�察�confess unto God in the secret of 

thine heart�察�all miseries of thine own passion。 

     2。 Lament grievously and be sorry�察�because thou art still so carnal and 

worldly�察    �so  unmortified     from    thy  passions�察   �so  full  of   the  motion    of 

concupiscence�察�so unguarded in thine outward senses�察�so often entangled 

in many vain fancies�察�so much inclined to outward things�察�so negligent of 

internal�察�so ready to laughter and dissoluteness�察�so unready to weeping and 

contrition�察�so prone to ease and indulgence of the flesh�察�so dull to zeal and 

fervour�察   �so   curious   to  hear   novelties    and   behold    beauties�察  �so  loth   to 

embrace things humble and despised�察�so desirous to have many things�察�so 

grudging in giving�察�so close in keeping�察�so inconsiderate in speaking�察�so 

reluctant   to   keep   silence�察  �so   disorderly   in   manners�察  �so   inconsiderate   in 

actions�察�so eager after   food�察�so deaf towards the Word   of God�察�so   eager 

after rest�察�so slow to labour�察�so watchful after tales�察�so sleepy towards holy 

watchings�察�so eager for the end of them�察�so wandering in attention to them�察�

so negligent is observing the hours of prayer�察�so lukewarm in celebrating�察�

so   unfruitful   in   communicating�察  �so   quickly   distracted�察  �so   seldom   quite 

collected with thyself�察�so quickly moved to anger�察�so ready for displeasure 

at   others�察  �so  prone    to  judging�察   �so  severe    at  reproving�察   �so   joyful   in 

prosperity�察�so weak in adversity�察�so often making many good resolutions 



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and bringing them to so little effect。 

     3。   When      thou   hast   confessed      and    bewailed     these   and    thy   other 

shortcomings�察  �with   sorrow   and   sore   displeasure   at   thine   own   infirmity�察�

make      then   a  firm   resolution     of   continual    amendment        of  life  and    of 

progress   in   all   that   is   good。  Then   moreover   with   full   resignation   and 

entire   will   offer   thyself   to   the  honour   of   My  name   on   the   altar  of   thine 

heart as a perpetual whole burnt´offering�察�even by faitfully presenting thy 

body   and   soul   unto   Me�察  �to   the   end   that   thou   mayest   so   be   accounted 

worthy to   draw near to offer this   sacrifice of praise   and   thanksgiving   to 

God�察�and to   receive the Sacrament   of   My  Body and   Blood to thy  soul's 

health。     For there is no oblation worthier�察�no satisfaction greater for the 

destroying of sin�察�than that a man offer himself to God�察�purely and entirely 

with the oblation of the Body and Blood of Christ in the Holy Communion。 

If a man shall have done what in him lieth�察�and shall repent him truly�察�then 

how often soever he shall draw nigh unto Me for pardon and grace�察�As I 

live�察�saith the Lord�察�I have no pleasure in the death of a sinner�察�but rather 

that he should be converted�察�and live。 All his transgressions that he hath 

committed�察�they shall not be mentioned unto him。��1�� 

     ��1�� Ezekiel xviii。 22�察�23。 



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      Of the oblation of Christ upon the cross�察�and of resignation of self 

                                The Voice of the Beloved 

     As I of my own will offered myself unto God the Father on the Cross 

for   thy   sins   with  outstretched    hands   and   naked    body�察  �so   that  nothing 

remained in Me that did not become altogether a sacrifice for the Divine 

propitiation�察�so also oughtest thou every day to offer thyself willingly unto 

Me for a pure and holy oblation with all thy strength and affections�察�even 

to the utmost of thine heart。         What more do I require of thee than thou 

study to resign thyself altogether to Me�拭          �Whatsoever thou givest besides 

thyself�察�I nothing care for�察�for I ask not thy gift�察�but thee。 

     2。 As it would not be sufficient for thee if thou hadst all things except 

Me�察�even so whatsoever thou shalt give Me�察�if thou give Me not thyself�察�it 

cannot   please   Me。     Offer   thyself   to   Me�察  �and   give   thyself   altogether   for 

God�察    �so   shall  thy   offering   be   accepted。     Behold      I  offered   Myself 

altogether to the Father for thee�察�

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